. The birds of South Africa. Birds. PROCELLAEIIDiE DIOMEDBA 497 these limits, and has [even been recorded from time to time in European and North American waters, though it has never been met with in the neighbourhood of the Antarctic Ice Pack. The bird found in the Southern Indian Ocean which nests on the Prince Edward Islands, the Crozet Islands and Kerguelen has recently been discriminated by Salvin as a different species under another name (D. chionoptera).. Pig. 153.—Diomedea exulans. If the validity of the last-named species is maintained it will almost certainly be found to occur off th
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. PROCELLAEIIDiE DIOMEDBA 497 these limits, and has [even been recorded from time to time in European and North American waters, though it has never been met with in the neighbourhood of the Antarctic Ice Pack. The bird found in the Southern Indian Ocean which nests on the Prince Edward Islands, the Crozet Islands and Kerguelen has recently been discriminated by Salvin as a different species under another name (D. chionoptera).. Pig. 153.—Diomedea exulans. If the validity of the last-named species is maintained it will almost certainly be found to occur off the coast of South Africa. It is distinguished by having the upper back quite white without any narrow transverse bands and the primaries beneath with a large white patch on the inner web. All the examples in the South African Museum are undoubtedly referable to D. exulans; they are all from Table Bay or its vicinity and have been obtained in the months of August and September. Habits.—This, the largest of all the sea birds and generally known as "The Albatros" without any qualification, is to be found 32 VOL. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. Fauna of South Africa. London, R. H. Porter
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